El Chinero, un cerro fantasma

El Chinero is an isolated hill in the Mexicali region of Mexico, not far from the US border. This site bore witness to a massacre at the dawn of the 20th century, when around 70 Asian exiles were made to disappear while trying to cross the border. In a land controlled by necropolitics that still devours many bodies, Khoshnoudi takes us on an investigation that examines the memory of places and its crucial role in the narration of a nation’s history. Shot in fragile black and white that shifts the focus from the grandeur of the landscape onto smaller traces, EL CHINERO stands as a warning to the political necessity of resisting oblivion. (Rebecca De Pas)

This film will be shown as part of the screening SHORT FILM PROGRAM 4: VISIBILITIES.

In the presence of Bani Khoshnoudi.